Boys and Girls,

Being a fan of the MFT style workbench (and the UJK Parf Guide System), I love to unobtrusively attach foreign jigs/tools mounted on their own bases to the various workbenches I have scattered around my workshop… and mini workbenches in my office/house-hold.

  

I discovered these TSO connector dogs that I have embraced, and find more and more uses for them daily.  

 

They are basically a “one show pony” and their sole purpose is to lock two 19mm(ish) surfaces together without any protruding hardware that always manage to get in the way… and more particularly, at the most inappropriate moments.

 

For those unaware of them, I have ported across my review posted on the 17th. September, 2021 from Lumberjocks.

 

 

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TSO Products - TSO Power Loc Bench Connector Dog (Rating: 5)

Boys and Girls,

Many of you may recognise me as "the fool and his money are easily parted"… I purchased this gizmo and then spent the next few days devising what to do with it.
Just kidding… right from the onset I imagined them as dedicated low profile clamps... I already had a full kennel of dogs.
Initially I only wanted 2 (like my clamps that I buy in pairs), but being a thrillseeker, opted for 4… in fact I was so impressed prior to purchase, I managed to con 2 other woodworkers into a bulk purchase to minimise shipping cost from Yankeeland. Unfortunately when they arrived, the other two reneged on the cost and I am now the proud owner of a litter of 12. 
Speaking of dogs,

                                                                           

 “underturd”, I will find a use for at least one of them and vowed to have them all house trained,

                                                                                             

 This type of dog may not be everyone's cuppa tea, however, we're all coffee, beer and/or vino drinkers here anyway.
 
My immediate thought gravitated towards my mini buffer that I continually shuffle around the workshop and because of its bases design which hangs over the edge of the workbench, is a pain to secure to a benchtop depending on what is applicable, 

 
While I could have manually marked two appropriately space holes, I decided to place them precisely using my UJK Parf Guide System which is designed to create a Fe$tool MFT style tabletop,

Drilled the holes… had a tad bit of difficulty as the base was smaller than an optimal UJK jig layout, but in my typical hero guise, 

 I conquered….

Tried the dogs and as expected, they fit perfect,

With the holes chamfered, the dog's profile was below the bases top level,

It can now be "hung" on the edge of the tabletop without any protruding fixtures,

and even in the middle if you wanted to make life difficult for yourself,

Without much ado, I immediately found another practical use in securing my dowel cutting jig to the worktable,

without those bloody clamps that prevented me from opening the drawer.
 
The dog is "opened" and "closed" using a 5mm allen key (gallery happy snap #3), however, being a lazy sod, I choose to use a cordless,

and it is faster than any other clamp I own… even the quick grip ones.
 
For those interested in a quickie, I can't help, however, here is a short video of its operation.
If you want to see a fool in action, struggling with a lame left wing trying to prepare the buffer's base, you can compare you sanity with this loser.

BTW. At the time of writing this, I imported my dogs from this breeder ... dog biscuits not supplied, but you get two dogs for the single shekels' cost.

Keep safe, jocks... and your jocks, safe!

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Late UPDATE (2021-09-18)...
 
May the fleas of 1,000 camels infest my armpits and my next 20 casks of vino turn to vinegar… 
errr, hmmm… let's just leave it at the fleas…
 
I mislead you above…

BTW. At the time of writing this, I imported my dogs from this breeder ... dog biscuits not supplied, but you only get one dog for the single shekels cost. 

the dogs do not come in pairs, they are lone wolves,